The socially relaxed city has seen a cautious feminist revival despite authorities’ growing alarm at women who shun traditional roles
In a small, unassuming bookstore in south-west China, a discreet community of women dream of a more equal future. Here in Chengdu, 42-year-old Shen Shen runs one of the country’s leading feminist bookstores.
“The world doesn’t lack bookstores for men,” she says, surrounded by piles of volumes by authors including Judith Butler, Simone de Beauvoir and Chizuko Ueno.
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The socially relaxed city has seen a cautious feminist revival despite authorities’ growing alarm at women who shun traditional rolesIn a small, unassuming bookstore in south-west China, a discreet community of women...
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